>> are you tired of living in debt, always worried about money, stressed out about paying your bills? is the burden of just covering your expenses becoming too much to handle? many say it's because the government's taxing us in more ways than ever before. and multinational corporations are making some of the biggest profits in history off the backs of ordinary people. well now, a controversial new book entitled free money "they" don't want you to know about is alleging there's billions of dollars in free cash just waiting to be claimed by tens of millions of american citizens. but is this all just one big scam? i'm misha dibono, and on today's show we are investigatg free money. >> they don't want me selling this book. >> announcer: tonight we investigate the best-selling book making the unbelievable promise: free cash. >> they're trying to ban this book... because i'm exposing these programs. >> [altered voice]: i made a total of $2 million. >> announcer: why these people should be afraid to come forward. >> [altered voice]: $29,000 in free money. >> [altered voice]: $17,000 every year.

>> announcer: and the book's author, kevin trudeau, has been banned from tv. >> i am blowing the whistle on the corruption in washington. >> announcer: we investigate his claims that the government's keeping cash that belongs to you. >> now he says he can show you how to get your share of the tens of billions of dollars of free money... >> announcer: and why he says "they" don't want you to know about it. >> the people who get the money are the friends and relatives of the politicians in office. >> announcer: plus... >> we go inside the shipping center and uncover a copy of trudeau's latest best-seller. what outrageous claim is he making this time? >> how to put $10,000 cash in the bank in 24 hours, right out of the book. >> announcer: and we confront some of the people trudeau claims made free money independently and are featured in his book. >> so how much free money were you actually able to get? >> over $2 million. >> they gave me a $20,000 check. >> announcer: to see if they really did make a fortune... >> over a million dollars. >> announcer: but are they telling the truth? >> do you have any documentation? >> um... >> announcer: also... >> $2500. >> $1,024. >> $600? >> announcer: instant free money

today, using a laptop? >> are you serious? >> oh... [beep] >> plus, inside the call center where trudeau's books are sold. what the people who take the calls are saying about trudeau today. >> i'm still shocked. >> announcer: and... >> we have found free money for you... that has remained unclaimed for over 30 years. >> announcer: is trudeau raising hopes and preying on the poor? >> oh, my gosh, it's like i won the lotto or something. >> announcer: we blow the lid on what may be his biggest cash scam ever. >> is this a joke or is this for real? >> announcer: that's all tonight on investigating free money. >> thanks for joining us again and welcome to investigating free money. my name's misha dibono and over the next half-hour we'll seek to uncover the truth about a controversial new book, free money "they" don't want you to know about. it's written by new york times best-selling author kevin trudeau. we tried to get him on the show, but we were prevented from doing so by united states federal court order. however, our lawyers have advised us we are permitted to

show clips from previously recorded television interviews, and we'll talk more about why later. but now we begin our investigation today with a look at the mysterious man at the center of the scandal. >> the federal government gives away billions and billions and billions of dollars. >> misha: he claims his books reveal secrets... >> the people who get the money are the friends and relatives of the politicians in office. >> misha: "they" don't want you to know about. >> they're trying to ban this book because i'm exposing these programs. >> misha: and now, in his most controversial book yet, free money 2012... >> i am blowing the whistle on the corruption in washington. >> misha: he's making even more unbelievable claims and accusations about little-known government programs that he says were never meant to be discovered. >> they don't want you to know about the free money that every american citizen has access to. >> misha: so who is kevin trudeau? well, this is a vast colorado call center where millions of people call in to buy trudeau's books. quite a contrast from his humble beginnings in the small town of lynn, massachusetts, but it

seems at an early age he was destined for notoriety. he was voted most likely to succeed by his high school classmates, and succeed he certainly has. >> new york times best-selling author... >> new york times best-selling author, kevin trudeau. [♪...] >> misha: he is now one of the most successful authors this planet has ever seen. ...over 30 million of kevin's books have been sent around the world from shipping centers like this one... books that he claims uncover secrets hidden from everyday americans. >> the united states government give away tens of billions of dollars a year that you never have to pay back. >> misha: billions of dollars that he claims are available, but the government is covering up. >> these are paybacks, so they make sure that the lobbyists and the corporate donors get the free money from the government. >> misha: trudeau should know. >> i'm a former insider who's come out and shared information that the government and various corporations don't want people to know about. >> misha: in fact, the him from appearing on tv, and he

fears his book may be next. trudeau's claims on the surface appear outrageous. we figured we'd find out pretty quickly if this is a scam or not by putting them to the test. ...he is claiming there's some $33 billion out there that the government is holding. would you believe me if i told you that there's billions of dollars out there? >> i would think no... that, that sounds nuts. >> i think i'd know if i'm missing money. >> misha: but even more surprising, how simple trudeau says it is to claim your cash. >> there's a simple program, you do it on the internet. it took me 20 seconds. >> with all that's going on in the world, i doubt that there's just money sitting around. >> misha: with a computer hooked up to the internet, we began the search. ...type in your last name. >> i'm a little nervous. >> [chuckles] ready? >> uh-huh. >> oh... [beep] >> read that to me. >> $1,024.24. >> do you know what that is? >> i think it's like an old 401k, like, 10, 15 years ago.

>> misha: and he wasn't the only one who went from being skeptical to celebrating. >> woman: $600? oh, my god! >> wait... are you kidding me? >> no [beep]. >> [chuckles] ...but not everyone was happy that the government was holding on to their cash. >> i didn't know i had money out there. why hasn't anybody let me know? >> at least notify me that the money's there. >> when you owe money they have no problem letting you know. >> are they earning interest on it? what are they doing? >> are you shocked? >> [chuckles] all that-- wait a minute-- how is there, like, hidden money? >> here's how kevin claims the database works. let's say you have a change of address... stocks, bonds, dividends, uncashed checks or utility deposits can get lost in the shuffle, and that can really add up. >> oh, my gosh. >> so what are you going to do with that $3,000? >> well, i guess i'm going to collect that money. >> misha: turns out, not everyone found cash for themselves... ...o.k., so it doesn't look like you have any unclaimed cash. ...but they still found cash for others. >> how about my parents? >> is that one of them? >> that's their address. [gasps, chuckles] >> o.k., read that for me.

>> 146 and 13 cents. [no voices, ♪...] >> i'm gobsmacked, as they say over in england. >> you made my month, that is awesome, thank you so much. >> well, congratulations. >> thank you. >> misha: inside this secluded shipping center we got our hands on an advance copy of kevin's new book, free money 2012. inside the book trudeau quotes supposedly real people who claimed to have independently earned more than $500 using the methods he writes about in his book. but do these people actually exist and do they have some of the free money checks to prove it? [♪...] the first person we investigated, lisette kremer. inside the book trudeau claims lisette made over a million dollars. we were able to track lisette down. she lives in this secluded area in the hills outside of los angeles. the question is, will she have some of the documents to prove kevin's found money claim? [knocking, dog barking] ...is lisette about to be exposed on national tv? [♪...] hi, there!

are you lisette kremer? >> ah, yeah. >> i'm misha dibono with the show investigating free money. would you mind talking to us? ...she seemed a little nervous and reticent about going on camera. were we finally about to uncover trudeau's free money scam? ...you're quoted in kevin's book. how much real cash did you make? >> over a million dollars. >> misha: in his book, trudeau claims to reveal the exact methods lisette used to make her fortune. ...that's astounding. >> more than a million. >> misha: she seemed convincing, but would she have proof? ...do you have any documentation that you can show? >> um... >> misha: this was the moment of truth. as our cameras followed her into the house, would we finally catch her in a lie and expose trudeau's scam, as she searched through her files? >> this is my bank account. this is my name, here. >> misha: according to lisette, this is the very same bank where she deposited some of the money she'd made using the techniques trudeau writes about in his book. >> lisette: here's what i deposited, it was 747,000... >> misha: and after depositing that kind of cash, it's no wonder lisette had this message

for kevin. ...if kevin were here right now, what would you say to him? >> i'm just really grateful that he's been able to put this in words and put this out there for people that really need help. i think it's a great thing that he's done. >> these programs give away billions and billions of dollars to people that apply and ask for them. >> misha: and one person who may have needed that money more than anyone else, this former homeless man, tyrone clark. >> it's their money. all they have to do is apply. >> misha: inside his book trudeau claims tyrone qualified for, quote, "$85,000 in free money to go to college." we found out that tyrone lives here in kind of a rough neighborhood in downtown los angeles. ...i wanted to confront tyrone to see if trudeau's claims were true... [knocking, ♪...] so i showed up on his doorstep. ...i'm looking for tyrone clark. we're looking into the claims that kevin trudeau made, that you made $85,000 towards going to college. >> oh, that's why you're here.

>> is that true? >> yeah, that is true. >> misha: again, he seemed convincing, but would tyrone back up trudeau's other outrageous claim? >> when the money is given to you by the government you never have to pay it back. >> you never have to pay it back. >> mm-hmm. >> it's not a loan. >> oh, no, no loans. i can't do loans. >> misha: but could we still catch him in a lie? there was only one way to know for sure. ...we want to make sure these claims are actually true. >> well... >> misha: we followed tyrone into his apartment and watched as he started searching through his files. ...show me some of these checks. >> this is the highest, right here, 14,000. >> misha: and there it was, in black and white. ...when you started getting these checks what was your reaction? >> i thought i won the lotto. >> misha: but did he win the other prizes trudeau claims are for the taking? >> you can get free electronic equipment from the government. >> i was able to get this computer... tv over there... all the ikea houseware. >> and you can use this money on anything you want? there's no strings attached. >> no strings. [chuckles >> that's incredible. >> yeah. >> don't go anywhere.

our investigation is just beginning. >> announcer: still ahead on investigating free money... >> we have found free money for you... that has remained unclaimed for over 30 years. >> announcer: is trudeau raising hopes and preying on the poor? >> oh, my gosh, it's like i won the lotto or something. >> announcer: we blow the lid on what may be his biggest cash scam ever. >> is this a joke or is this for real? >> announcer: that's all still ahead when investigating free money continues. >> my name is debbie anne and i'm 45 years old. i was watching the free money show, uh, a couple of weeks back, and what interests me was that they were talking about how the government holds on to money or has money that might be owed to you and i wanted to see if there was free money out there for me, and the best way to do that was basically to have the most updated information. >> the government is not going to call you, not going to tell you about it, and they're not going to send you the money. >> i thought about it and i was like, you know, i should just go ahead and give it a try. i went ahead and called the number... ...hi, i wanted to order...

...a week or so later the book came. it's a very easy read, surprisingly. it actually was written with a sense of humor, which was nice. it shows you what web sites to go to to see if the money's there, what phone number to call, who to write a letter to. it's all just a-b-c. you don't have to have any kind of a degree to follow the steps to take. there's a lot of information about the government and tricks that they use and the corporations and how they sort of hide the money or keep the money, or don't let you know where the money is. >> it's your money. they're holding money for you. it's up to you to claim it. >> i used the first technique in the book. shockingly i was able to find $8,000. it literally took me about 30 seconds. it was pretty amazing. so the book paid for itself hundreds of times over. when i first opened up the package, my husband was a little mad that i bght it. >> what have you done bought? >> he was actually ready for me to send it back right away. once i was able to show him the $500 guarantee, then he was a

little bit more willing to read the book. >> what else do we have? >> well, the other thing that came in the package is this book called debt cures. this is actually the book that sounded interesting too because it tells you how to cut your credit card debt in half. >> oh, thank you. >> yeah, which we need. >> yeah. >> under that was the newsletter with the 25 ways to make $10,000. it also came with a free stuff! cd and then of course the money-back guarantee. >> so all of this... >> right. >> is extra, for fe. >> right. >> and if we would decide to return it... >> right. >> we can keep all this. >> yeah, exactly. for $29.95, which was the cost of the book, i was really getting about $70 worth of items, most of which i was going to keep if i wasn't able to make $500 in the first 30 days. basically this book is t cost of a couple of cups of coffee over the course of a week, and you can't make money on cups of coffee, but you could possibly make money on the book, and that sounded like a deal to me. >> if you don't see $500 cash coming in, send it back for a

full refund. >> misha: that's the astounding claim made by trudeau on show after show. >> unconditionally guaranteed. ...guaranteed. ...guaranteed. i guarantee... >> misha: without a hint of irony, he says if you spend $29.95 for his book, you'll make at least $500 or you can send it back. >> kevin: so get on the phone and get the book. [♪...] >> misha: kevin's new book is only available by dialing call centers like this one. but is it a call that'll actually pay off? we tracked down some of the people who made money independently and are featured in trudeau's book and asked them to break their silence. >> [altered voice]: i made a total of $2 million... using the methods in kevin's book. >> misha: their faces have been covered and voices obscured to protect their identity. >> [altered voice]: i made $29,000 in free money. >> [altered voice]: now i'm getting $17,000 every year, free money, for my family. [♪...] >> are there really billions of dollars of free money available to over 100 million americans?

i hit the road to confront another person trudeau claims used these methods to make millions. the next person we investigated was nora baladerian. ...we discovered that nora works here at this los angeles office. ...in his book, trudeau claims nora made over $2 million, but is it true? [knocking, ♪...] she seemed a little nervous when i confronted her about trudeau's claims. ...he talks about the money that you have earned through grants. >> there are free money programs called grants. >> misha: in his controversial tv appearances, trudeau makes this outlandish claim. >> you apply for the money and the money is given to you by the government. >> misha: and in his new book trudeau says nora was a recipient of a number of those very grants. ...so how much free money were you actually able to get? >> just over $2 million. >> misha: and according to trudeau... >> you never have to pay it back. >> you never have to pay it back. >> correct. >> misha: but would nora back this up? >> of course you don't give it back-- a grant is a grant. >> that you never pay back. >> you never pay back. >> the sooner people file,

the faster they'll receive their money. >> misha: that's what he says, but would nora agree? ...so after you're approved for this free money, it literally then is direct deposited into your account. >> within the next 24 hours they just send you a check. >> now we investigate trudeau's claims that his methods can help those hardest hit by the financial crisis. can his book really rescue a family crippled by debt and on the brink of foreclosure? [♪...] ...zoila perusette was living the american dream: three adorable kids, the perfect marriage... all living in a beautiful home. then, the unthinkable happed. >> i'm a strong woman... [chuckles] but i do cry. >> misha: her beloved husband was diagnosed with untreatable cancer. >> the fear is horrible because you don't know what's going to happen. >> zoila's once perfect life was beginning to unravel. >> i get very emotional. >> with three kids to support and her bills mounting fast and no real source of income, zoila started to slip behind on her mortgage and was now facing

foreclosure. >> the stress is horrible. you wake up in the middle of the night thinking, how am i going to cover a payment? >> a person can get their whole mortgage dramatically changed. >> misha: like millions of others, zoila had seen trudeau's outrageous infomercial claims while she lay awake at night, worrying about how she'd get out of debt. >> in some cases you can cut that mortgage payment in half. >> misha: zoila was skeptical that anything could work for her. zoila read kevin's book and she claims she used one of the very same methods trudeau described to reduce her mortgage. >> because of kevin's book, we would be saving about $24,000 a year. having those savings, i can keep my house. >> misha: and amazingly, the free money didn't stop there. >> i realize that i was able to get $26,000 a year for the children. >> misha: and this is the document that proved it. zoila says she also found a way to get free money checks monthly for each of her kids-- a simple technique kevin describes in his book.

>> thanks to the money i'm able to survive. >> imagine there's a massive fortune belonging to you and you never even knew it existed. controversial new york times best-selling author kevin trudeau says, if the money's out there, his book could show you how to claim it. but is trudeau about to dash the hopes of those most in need? [♪...] this was the target: an unsuspecting 60-year-old teacher who lived in seattle. pamela ashe had no idea that today she was going to be promised a massive fortune, potentially one of the biggest free money scams ever caught on camera. >> she has no idea we're about ready to give her the good news. >> misha: and these were the two people who were going to give pamela that check. >> our goal today is to change her life. [♪...] >> misha: john hilbert and shar mansukhani are an enterprising young couple who realized that they could actually make a business out of finding free money for others. >> people in this country have a stake in an asset, and they have money coming to them--

free money-- that they never know about. >> misha: they had found free money for themselves and figured they could also find free money for some of the millions of other americans who didn't know that their cash was being held by the government. >> it would take you years to dig up the information that's in one book. >> misha: but are they preying on unsuspecting people? >> shar: i think we're close. >> misha: and are they taking advantage of americans who don't really have cash coming to them? >> you found out she was a schoolteacher, right? so she could really use this money. >> misha: well, we asked them if we could come along and watch what they do. >> this is always where i get the butterflies. >> misha: and after persisting, they let us follow them... >> check, one, two. >> misha: as they approach their newest potential client. >> shar: she's going to be so excited. >> misha: as they walked to the door, tension was running high. >> this kind of money changes their lives in ways that they can't even dream of. [♪...] >> misha: now, the moment of truth. pam's suspicious husband answered the door. >> hello. >> misha: they had no idea if pam would be home. >> i'm here to see a pamela ashe. >> she's my wife, she's here.

just a second, i'll go get her. >> misha: as john and shar patiently waited, they had no idea how pam would react. >> shar: hi. >> hi. >> ms. ashe? >> yes? >> hi, i'm john hilbert. would you believe us if we told you that we have found free money for you? >> o.k. >> misha: to make this potential scam even worse, john and shar were promising pam, a teacher, a free money check that would be more than her yearly salary. >> how much does a teacher with 40 years of experience making these days? >> a little over 40,000. >> misha: john and shar asked pam to guess how much free money they'd found for her. >> a thousand bucks? [chuckles] i don't know. >> we've traveled a long way, and we don't travel to bring somebody a thousand dollars. >> ahh, i don't know, 10,000. >> i'm not gonna make you stand here all day. you, today, are getting, in free money... >> both: over $91,000. >> [gasps] oh, my goodness. >> [chuckles] that's a big deal. >> oh, my god. [chuckles] that's incredible, i don't believe it.

it's like i won the lotto or something. i was shocked, i could hardly speak. >> misha: and here's why. pam's husband of 40 years just lost his job. >> he kind of was forced to retire early, so this will definitely come in very handy. >> misha: pam had every reason to hug john and shar... >> pam: thank you. it's just... a real surprise. >> misha: and this was the surprise. john and shar showed us the documents that reveal that the government had been holding a $91,000 inheritance from pam's aunt for-- get this-- over 25 years. >> you've made my day. you've made both our days. [chuckles] that's pretty amazing. >> announcer: still ahead on investigating free money... >> make $10,000 in 24 hours. >> misha: but do trudeau's techniques stand up to scrutiny? >> [scoffs] i can't even tell you how much debt we were in. >> misha: that's all still ahead when investigating free money continues. >> announcer: are you tired of living in debt? are you always worrying about money and stressed about paying

your bills? is the burden of just covering your expenses becoming too much to handle and putting a strain on your health and relationships? do you wish you could quit your job and afford the life you always dreamed of? a beautiful home, free money to pay your mortgage, a brand-new car, and free education? well, help is finally at hand. read about the techniques that could bring you financial freedom today by ordering an advance copy of kevin trudeau's international best-seller, free money "they" don't want you to know about 2012 edition. learn kevin's new secrets to getting yo share of the billions of dollars of free money that the government and corporations are already holding for tens of millions of americans... free money that's just sitting in government accounts just waiting to be claimed... free money that may already belong to you but no one is telling you about... free money that you may never have to pay back. discover the methods in kevin's book that these real people used to make a fortune, before the government possibly bans the

book and freezes the latest free money program. >> i made almost $2 million, cash money, doing the same things that are in the book. >> now i'm getting $17,000 every year, free money, for my family. >> i made over a million dollars. >> announcer: free money "they"t 2012 edition has been totally rewritten. it's a must-buy for old and new readers alike. because many of the government's free money programs quickly become obsolete, we've included the very latest up-to-date free money secrets for 2012. free money "they" don't want you to know about 2012 edition has sold for $39.95. but if you call right now it can be yours for only $29.95. plus, if you order today, you'll even receive a free copy of kevin's other current best-seller, debt cures "they" really don't want you to know about, and you'll also receive a free copy of kevin's new guide to the 25 easiest ways to instantly make $10,000 in cash

right now during the recession. and there's more. place an order in the next eight minutes and you'll receive kevin's audio cd, free stuff! that shows you how to get $5- to $10,000 worth of free stuff every year absolutely free. remember, you'll get all three bonus gifts-- debt cures, 25 easy ways to instantly make $10,000, and kevin's new audio cd, free stuff!-- a combined $70 value for free when you order today. just pay shipping and processing. this limited-time offer is only available through this special television promotion. >> if you don't see $500 cash coming in by using these techniques in the first 30 days, send it back for a full refund, no questions asked. >> announcer: check out the techniques, and if you don't collect $500 in cash in the first 30 days, or if you're not completely thrilled with free money for any reason, simply return it, no questions asked. keep debt cures, 25 easy ways to instantly make $10,000 and

kevin's free stuff! cd as our free gifts just for trying the book. >> that's how confident i am with these techniques. >> announcer: free money "they" don't want you to know about 2012 edition is not available anywhere else and this offer will not last. don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to cure your debt and get free money you never have to pay back. this may be the most important call you'll ever make. don't wait-- pick up the phone and call right now. this offer is absolutely not available in stores. [♪...] >> welcome back to investigating free money. i'm misha dibono. as if making free money wasn't incredible enough, in a soon-to-be-released update of his best-selling book, kevin trudeau goes one step further. he claims he could show you how to make $10,000 in a day while you are waiting for your free money to arrive. but does it work? [♪...] >> like most people, we live paycheck to paycheck. [♪...] >> misha: tammy allen, like many

americans, was struggling to survive in a tough economy. >> [scoffs] i can't even tell you how much debt we were in. >> misha: we wondered if trudeau's outrageous claim was possible. >> how to raise $10,000 cash in 24 hours without ever leaving your home. >> misha: could tammy really make this kind of money independently? turns out, tammy's techniques are in fact prominently featured in kevin's book, and they may help anyone who has stuff just piling up around the house. >> one man's trash is another man's treasure. [♪...] >> misha: the countdown was on. was tammy really able to take the chaos and clutter overwhelming her life and do what trudeau claimed: turn it into $10,000 in cold, hard cash in just one day? >> in a 24 hour period i was able to make $12,000. >> misha: even more unbelievable, tammy says the stuff that she once considered worthless could now make her wealthy. >> i was able to take things that i didn't even know were worth anything around my house and actually turn them into big bucks. >> well, that's it for today's

show. we'll leave you with some of the remarkable success stories we uncovered. we'll see you next time. >> i'm just really grateful that he's been able to put this in words and put this out there for people that really need help. >> how much free money did i get? i got $60,000, and for me, the reaction, it was the best day of my life. >> i would just say thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you a million times, i think. i think it's a public service. >> you're a genius, kevin. you wrote a very simple and practical book that almost anyone can profit from. >> announcer: free money "they" don't want you to know about 2012 edition has sold for $39.95. but if you call right now it can be yours for only $29.95. check out the techniques, and if you don't collect $500 in cash in the first 30 days, or if you're not completely thrilled with free money for any reason, simply return it, no questions asked. keep debt cures, 25 easy ways to instantly make $10,000, and kevin's free stuff! cd as our

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inside this arena. they say they will not let that rain on their parade. >> a lot of folks thought they were going to hear the president, won't be allowed in, it doesn't seat as many people. did bill, the big dog do his job in his speech last night, karen? >> wow, rob, paula.

he had people hooting, hollering here. everybody was on their feet. he really got the crowd revved up. this was also a well-crafted speech. he used humor. he used a couple anecdotes. folksy, vintage clinton. this was also a very direct response to the republican criticism, over the last couple months months. he took the romney/ryan tech it on directly. talked about his administration and prosperity of the 90s. he didn't overshadow the president. the risk with bill clinton. he starts talking he can keep talking as he did and that overshadows president obama the main man for this week. he didn't do that tonight. there was one grate lean we didn't mention in our piece. he said, president obama has ability to reach out across the eel to reach out to rivals. he said look he appointed people to his cabinet that supported hillary clinton in the primaries. heck, he even appointed hillary clin clton to his cabinet. hillary clinton is not here, traveling abroad. they all loved it.

bet you could hear the cheering over there in asia. >> bill clinton made the point about republican obstructionism in congress, factor, made his point about bipartisanship. also had to tackle the bigger to whether americans and the country are better off than four years ago, how did he delve into that last night? >> rob here, asked the question directly. before he answered it, he let the crowd answer it. everybody started cheering. are you better off today than four years ago? they went nuts. a resounding yes. he went through bullet points of policy. president obama invested in america, infrastructure, education, resources, that helped america be better off now than it was four years ago. he said the health care law. that is an important factor to kid whether or not you are better off than you were four years ago. he said look things aren't great. but no president could have come in and fixed that dismal economy in just four years. that's why you need to give president obama four more years to do it. and it was a very strong case. and you really got the crowd

into this. rather than answering it himself. he said i will put that question to you. man did they give him a resou resounding yes. >> enjoys elder statesman status. making the case. karen travers live for us this morning. thank you, karen. enjoy our political discussion on our facebook page. it has been very active since last night's speech as it always is during an election year. check out wnnfans.com. let us know what you think. the most controversial part of arizona's tough new immigration law can now be enforced after a judge's ruling. that means police in the state will be required to check the immigration status of people stopped for other possible crimes. civil rights groups had argued that doing so would amount to racial profiling. a sad story from hawaii where an australian tourist has been sentenced to probation in connection with the death of a teenage girl. tyson dagley not paying attention riding a jet ski last month and slammed right into the

16-year-old girl who later died. dagley pleaded no contest to charge of third degree negligent homicide. >> i'm not looking for justice. i'm not trying to make this guy suffer. but i need for him to understand there is a consequence to every decision we make >> she also says she has forgiven dagley, that's what she believes her daughter would have wanted. he must pay $78,000 in restitution. his record could be wiped clean in just a year. moving on now to the storm that just wouldn't go away. a broken off remnant of isaac is now making a second appearance in the gulf of mexico. the disturbance nicknamed the spawn of isaac, could organize into a new system over the next couple days and get a new name. that could mean downpours, flash flooding from louisiana to the florida panhandle. hour cane leslie is creeping through the atlantic this morning heading to bermuda. 75-mile-an-hour wind on track to make landfall over the weekend as cat 2 storm.

leslie not expected to hit the u.s. michael became the seventh hour cane of the season but no threat to land. a relatively light year for tornados, but we have seen dozens of twisters in the past week alone. we have isaac to blame. >> reporter: remnants of hurricane isaac are dumping rain, 9 inches in the past 24 hours in new jersey. and spawning twisters. this is cell phone video of a funnel cloud forming in cherry hill, new jersey. isaac has been a tornado maker since its landfall. this one, in gulf port, mississippi. and has left a trael il of twiss for days, arkansas, missouri and illinois. but even with all of isaac's action it has ben a surprisingly light summer for tornado thousands. the severe storms laboratory in norman, oklahoma now saying it is the quietest year since the 50s. the crippling dome of heatnd

drought are the reason. no rain means no storms. creating fewer tornados. that's why isaac with 67 tornados in nine states is so remarkable. sam champion, abc news, new york. the hot, dry summer is taking a toll on the christmas tree industry. hundreds of young evergreens are dying at farms across pennsylvania. an historic drought is killing thousand of trees in the midwest. despite the loss, farmers say there should be enough christmas trees to go around come december. >> that's good. i'm looking forward to a fresh tree this year. just don't want to step on the needles. it's painful. >> pa pain to clean up. >> one of the things described as cool for lack of a better term. on youtube, extension of a viral video known as every day. >> the video shows the photographer, you guessed it, every day since january of 2000, when the original spanned six years. tuesday he released an extension.

now that video encompasses 12 1/2 years every single day. >> amazing. the new video through one month every three second. 19 when the project started. he is 32. i would love to see this with the presidents of the united states. and see them age. just over four years, maybe eight years. >> look like different men when their term is over. that's for sure. ever see how gray, president obama has gotten. difference between '08 and now. staggering. will look like george washington if he gets back in office. coming up next, the medical study could be a game changer for pro football. >> grade school glamour shots. you heard us right. parents posing their kids in elaborate back to school photos. what's be hind the trend? you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by united health care. ing,

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welcome back. the elephant in the room for years, concerns about severe and long term head trauma in nfl

players. >> now a new study involving thousand of retired players shows death rates from brain disease are far higher than that of the general population. here is abc's chris cuomo. >> reporter: it is a sport derived from warfare that is all about violence. espn sports science says crushing blows look this can be the force equivalent of a sledgehammer blow to the head. one study found average player takes 900 to 1500 head shots a season. we all know what happens out here on the football field, tpa catch, couple quick moves then explosive collision that makes the crowd go wild. but what we are learning abut what happens to the players witness they leave this field may be even more shocking. the study find former football players suffer a higher risk of death from brain-related diseases. four times more likely to die of alzheimers disease or als than the general population. >> there is a possibility even high school football players have experienced more than one

draw matic brain injury might be at risk for developing neurodegeneration lateren life. >> reporter: the rate of death varied by player position. quarterbacks and running backs at higher speeds were three times more likely to die from a disease from damage to the brain than linemen. the nfl is donated $30 million to fund research into brain injuries and other issues. for all the research, the most pressing question for families sending kids out on to the field this fall is one without an answer. how can players be protected from the violence that is central to the game they play? chris cuomo, abc news, new york. >> in this study from the journal of neurology, looked at death certificates. 4,400 former nfl players with five years experience between 1959 and 1988 it can lead to a

condition that chris henry a former bengal never had a concussion. upon his death found cte. players have to look out. >> recent examples, junior seau, some of them taking their own lives to not deal with the, aftermath of the diseases they get on the feed. something to keep in mind as we all cheer on sunday afternoon. still to come, a phone brand dialing up a come back. >> nokia and its splashy smartphone. can it put a dent in iphone

♪ >> a brand you probably have not heard about too much lately is trying to make a come back. >> the nokia phone that may have been one of your first, wants to be your latest.

more now from the bbc's rory kelen jones. >> reporter: believe it or not this used to be cool when it came to mobile phones. a revolution came along, people wanted something else. stop a new yorker and ask them. what phone they have? >> an iphone. >> an iphone. >> an android. >> reporter: what kind of cell phone? >> iphone. >> ever thought of getting a nokia. >> i had one years ago. >> translato >> reporter: do you know any one that has a nokia these days? >> no. >> reporter: nokia hopes this phone will mark it as a force. the phone runs with the windows phone 8 software. microsoft whose boss dropped in on the launch. nokia claiming this is the most

advanced smartphone with features including a state of the art camera which does a pretty good job of image stabilization. then there is, wireless charging. put it on there. it starts charging without plugging anything in. the trouble is, nokia has got to make its voice heard above all the noise from apple and. android. next week excitement and the iphone from apple. coming months will be crucial for nokia. nokia's investors weren't too thrilled. consumers will decide whether the fallen giant can rise again. combined, samsung and apple make up 50% of the global smart phone market. there is such a stranglehold on it. really not a relevant third player in the game. >> i would have thought the number would have been higher. 50%. >> 50%.

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♪ oh i need some one to read me stories ♪ ♪ oh someone to turn the page >> welcome back, everybody. the past couple days your facebook feed has probably ben filled up with pictures of your friend' kids on their first dee of school. i am waiting for your picture from kend kindergarten. >> just the tip of the iceberg. some parents are outdoing one another setting up elaborate poses. here is abc's cameron mathisen.

>> reporter: like scores of moms around the nation, brenda of irvine, california is busy getting ready for the start of another school year. there is a lunch to pack. forms to fill out. and a first day of school photo shoot to prepare for. >> there we go, that's the shot, yeah. >> i am always surprised how much it makes a difference, preparing a little photo. it seems silly, some times forced. i will look back and say i remember that. amazing how much you forget. >> reporter: brenda is a growing number of moms who the first day of school photo is no longer an afterthought. >> i wish i had photos growing up. my parent have one or two photo albums. they're all, faded and badly cropped. it is special i can do this for my daughter. ♪ >> reporter: from coast to coast, moms are capturing first day of school in unprecedented style. michelle maddock, founder of the site, momfind says social media

is behind the increasingly elaborate photos, with pinterest, facebook, twitter, it becomes a competition. who can be the most creative and take the best pictures of their kids. >> reporter: lauren says she used foam form, an exacto knife and spray paint to create a series of first day photos. >> just nice for the kids to have something when they're grown up and showing their kids this is what i did every day on the first day of school. >> reporter: the moms we talked to say these first day photos have come a long way from the sort of thumb over the lens candids their mothers snapped a generation ago. but the priceless sentiments, that first day excitement, those first day nerves, remain the same. cameron mathisen, abc news, west jordan, utah. >> very sweet, creative. if you have got the team to do it. kudos to all the parents out

there. >> there is. >> what the heck is that? >> my first day --

this morning on "world news now" -- a hearty endorsement and huge embrace. >> bill clinton nominates president obama for a second term in a fired-up, free-wheeling speech that many are calling simply masterful. it's thursday, september 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. >> i'm rob nelson. the highlights of president clinton's speech and reaction in a second. a big night in charlotte. also this half-hour, a pretty scary scene here. a teen trapped in a storm drain. we'll hear what his ordeal was like while he waited for rescuers to arrive. then we know that a lot of

adults -- i have used melatonin to help me sleep, help you sleep. rob did you take it before the show? >> uh-huh. >> it's impossible to recover. now, more and more parents are giving this natural supplement to their kids. is it safe? i am interested, personally, to hear about this. usually giving my kids benadryl. if there is something natural i could give them. without being -- >> benadryl, bourbon. whatever. >> whiskey, vodka. >> here you go, junior. later, robert pattinson, kristen stewart drama, it has taken a new turn, and what the mtv music award will bring. coming up on "the skinny." tough when a breakup plays out. on the public stage like that. their is particularly messy. >> you have not been the same since the news of the fallout. >> emotional wreck. >> i'm here for you. first on this thursday,

former president clinton enjoys huge approval ratings on his speech and it showed why. >> it was powerful, passionate, and pretty partisan by a man who still knows how to work that room. with more on this, here is abc's terry moran from charlotte. >> the big dog and the one. an extraordinary historic moment. >> we are here to nominate a president. and i've got one in mind. >> reporter: bill clinton was back and democrats loved this moment. >> i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states. and -- i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could

have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years. >> reporter: there is such drama in this moment, beyond that stage. clinton, obama, 42 and 44. and barack and bill, while never becoming buddy, buddy, discovered something deeper. something rare. so as bill clinton went on and on, some of the passion in his argument came from the solidarity shared by the men who have occupied the oval office. >> in the end we decide to champion the cause for which our founders pledged their lives, their fortunes their sacred honor. the cause of forming a more perfect union. my fellow americans, if that is what you want, if that is what you believe, you must vote and you must re-elect president barack obama! god bless you! >> reporter: terry moran, abc news, charlotte, north carolina.

>> he did what they wanted him to do, rile up the base, appeal to white working class voters. the president has seen support among the group dip. clinton was there to kind of win them back and remind them of the good economic times when he was in office. that's why you saw the president get out there. he wasn't in charlotte to kiss the wife after the speech. but there to hug bill clinton to night because they wanted that image of saying look, here is bill clinton, here is barack, try to link the two. and, win over voters. a very important image. the picture they want to see on front pages today. >> there was a little discord within the democratic party earlier in the day. one of the chairs admitted when they had to introduce god and jerusalem into the platform. a debbie wasserman shultz said there wasn't any sort of dispute. and cnn's anderson cooper, an alum here on wnn, said she was living an alternate reality. but they even admitted there was a bet of an unfortunate stumble.

but seemingly, that is all over now. >> both parties have had platform issues. republicans took a hit, adopted a platform, ban on gay marriage, ban on abortion, all cases here. both parties have had, you know, planks and platform to defend, democrats after the controversy corrected theirs. we will see how it proceed. >> we will. >> we will. there were other speakers before the former president took command of the stage. warning. women's health care advocate warned mitt romney would not stand up to extreme elements of the republican party. and elizabeth warren said the president ge the middle-class. earlier abc's david muir spoke exclusively to caroline kennedy. >> one of the interesting things i saw on the campaign trail this year, were so many people who had voted for my father in 1960 for the first time were out there again this year. and talking about president

obama. and just as committed as ever. >> get this, the first democratic convention since 1944, which does not include an elected member of the kennedy family. >> republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan supports prayer in public schools if approved by the states. ryan says it is a constitutional issue for states and a moral responsibility of parents. it is not clear whether mitt romney agrees with ryan's position on that issue of prayer in schools. separation of church and state. >> always a hot debate. >> always a very hot debate. let's just not go there. may get in trouble. >> hot debate is the abortion issue. didn't get primetime coverage last night. spoke before the networks joined in, remember the name from the rushimbaugh controversy, we saw her advocating for coverage of birth control. a pretty biting speech, one of the lines, talks about what america would be like under

president romney. an america in which access to birth control is controlled by people who will never use it. politicians redefine rape so survivors are victimized all over again. got the crowd whipped up. the women's vote is so critical. moments like that, despite lack of primetime coverage, issues, voters still have to wrestle with. >> arizona is one step closer to implementing the most controversial part of the immigration law. a federal judge refused to block the show me your papers provision that requires police officers to ask about the immigration status of people who are stopped for other suspected crimes. civil groups argued that provision amounts to racial profiling. a man in florida was arrested outside a movie theater while dressed as the joker. police say christopher sydes was taken into custody because of an outstanding warrant, not because of how he was dressed, no connection to the aurora colorado theater massacre. sydes never threatened anyone,

he has a history of mental issues, and several previous arrests. an ohio teenager alive and well after a dramatic underground water rescue. 14-year-old, jeff laporta riding his bike near cleveland, fell into a creek and got sucked into a drain. his friend ran for help. the water carried him 1,500 feet. rescuers assumed they would be recovering the 8th grader's body. when they called his name through a manhole he answered. >> it was dark. it was scary. it was nasty. it was like somebody was like -- putting you in a big whirlpool and -- and spinning you around and getting your head knocked on the wall. >> laporta said he thought he was going to die. amazingly suffered a few cuts and bruises. lucky kid. >> very lucky kid. claustrophobic person's worst nightmare. >> thursday's forecast, heavy rain from lingering remnants of isaac.

still talking about the storm and effects being felt along the gulf coast. storms from atlanta to charlotte. showers from fargo to duluth. spot yo thunderstorms from l.a. to albuquerque. >> we may be feeling the spawn of isaac, right, triple digits, phoenix to dallas. 90s in the southeast. 80s from omaha to new york. little sports at the olympics in london. usain bolt proved he is the fastest man on the planet. here what is likely the fastest robot. >> there it is. off and running. the cheetah robot once galloping up to speed on the treadmill. look out. top speed is over 28 miles an hour. believe it or not, that is about half a mile per hour faster than the aforementioned fastest man on earth. how do you like the cheetah robot now, usain? look at the thing go. need to build a robot to keep up with usain. >> point of the cheetah robot is? >> you tell me.

>> i don't know. >> just for you know what and giggles, i don't know. but it looks fast. coming up next, the hype leading up to yet another mar apple product launch one week from today. >> some parents call it a magic pill sold over the counter to put your kids to sleep. is it too good to be true, especially at this hour. you're watching "world news now." ♪ make him the cutest that i've ever seen give him two lips like roses and clover ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. ♪ mr. sandman ld news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. ♪ mr. sandman we know a place where tossing and turning

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we can help you go there on the wings of lunesta. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. welcome back, welcome back, everybody. mamas know and so do dads -- it is not always easy getting your kiddos to sleep at bedtime. mine stall for two hours usually. now women have discovered a natural supplement, not whiskey or vodka, a supplement they say can give kids a regular sleep schedule.

>> it is melatonin, a an over-the-counter dietary supplement, not yet approved by the fda. that is raising big questions about whether it is in fact safe. abc's juju chang has more. >> reporter: it's the dreaded bedtime ritual. getting your little ones to quit stalling and go to sleep. jessica banks' two sons had chronic trouble sleeping before she discovered an over-the-counter all natural cure. >> before we started using melatonin on the boys, bedtime was an hour's long process. >> reporter: banks gives 10-year-old connor and 6-year-old griffin, 1 1/2 milligrams of melatonin, a manufactured sleep hormone every night before night-nights. >> we have had it cleared by multiple doctors as having no interactions or research to affect long term effects. >> reporter: the older son has with autism can fall asleep kids faster and stay asleep longer

with the help of the supplement. >> within 15, 20 minutes you can tell the tension would fall out of his shoulders. >> it is really one of the most powerful chemical messengers that lets your body know when it's time to sleep. >> reporter: melatonin is naturally produced by your brain, the hormone that helps your body rest. the manufactured version can provide the body with a higher dosage helping stimulate faster sleep in some people. but because it is not fda approved some doctors expressed concern just because it is natural doesn't mean it is safe. >> there are essentially no long term studies looking at possible side effect down the road. >> reporter: experts say in some cases over-the-counter melatonin can have side effects like headaches dizziness and daytime drowsiness. banks says her boys haven't had those reactions and for her family getting a good night's rest is worth the risk.

juju chang, abc news, new york. >> that is going to bring us to this morning's facebook question. >> we want to know how do you help your kids when they have trouble sleeping? we have sleep debates and home remedies on this show all the time. i'm a tylenol p.m. kind of guy myself. but whatever works, hey. >> can't give the kids tylenol p.m., can't give the hot toddy, my mom used to do that -- honey, lemon, whiskey. i used benadryl once and it had reverse effects. for my children. it had the reverse effect. it can, in rare instances have the reverse effect which is amps them up. never again. >> made them more hyper. >> uh-huh. >> can't wait till i have kids. coming up -- >> payback is a you know what. >> i know it is. american idol auditions begin with one judge at the famous table. >> chad johnson gets feedback he didn't want to hear about his new tattoo. all next in "the skinny." >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. ♪

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welcome back, everybody. time for "the skinny" here. following this for weeks, drama, robert pattinson, kristen stewart, cheated on him with the director of the movie. this whole ordeal. apparently, they will appear together at mtv video music awards. but, only on the screen. she is actually in toronto at film festival there. but him, he will be, robert pattinson there in person at the awards show with taylor lautner and other members of the cast, to show 90 seconds never before seen "breaking dawn 2" they will be together there onscreen. he will be there in the flesh. she is in toronto. that would be awkward. if she was actually there. >> everybody wants to see a reconciliation. at least all the fans out there. you and i, are we really hinging all our emotions on this whether they reconcile? >> a lot of teens out there are. i don't get it. she messed up. see if she is forgiving. if they get become together.

>> jessica simpson, apparently is telling "us weekly" that she is ten pound away from her pre-pregnancy weight. we reported yesterday that she hadn't divulged. having a hard time. my body doesn't bounce back like a supermodel. but according to "us weekly" she shares what she is eating. gets up at 7:00 a.m., feed her baby. eats breakfast, a half flat bread sandwich with egg whites, peppers, fat-free cheddar. exercising four times a week. her waist is going in. her thighs are getting smaller according to her trainer. the big reveal on katie's show in a couple days. all right. more couple news. evelyn, chad johnson's soon to be ex-wife. got the new tattoo. doesn't look like there is going to be any reconciliation. though he ink his calf for her. she is adamant it is over. you can't repair this. she told people exclusively. not right now. after his arrest he went on twitter and said, divorce, child, please that is my wife. to another user.

i don't give a flying pretzel in skittle rainbow hell what she filed for. awe >> didn't know there was a rainbow skittle hell? >> a lot of people get tats. i don't understand that. all right, good luck with that. he head butted her allegedly. you kind of get why -- she is like later. drama on "american idol", auditions start in new york city in two weeks. one judge signed on. as we reported. mariah carey signed on for $18 million. the only one. apparently the producers want nicki minaj, and keith urban, the deal is not done. randy jackson, moving on to another role, has not signed his deal either. so, apparently executives of the show want four people on the panel instead of the normal three. american idol, two weeks away from starting things and lots of question marks. >> quick couple news, katy perry and john mayer broken up. reportedly. she was drunk texting him.

not so fast, tuesday night -- they were spotted leaving a dinner date in l.a. and canoodling. at a concert in downtown l.a. saturday night. maybe their friends with benefits. whatever is going on. maybe it's not over. >> her body is a wonderland. atever is going on. maybe it's not over. >> her body is a wonderland.

you're watching "world news now." >> sleep is overrated. ♪ on the video phone ♪ on the video phone ♪ on the video phone >> well the apple rumor mill is buzzing again. this time the word on the street is a new iphone is on the way. >> yes, it is. abc's neal karlinsky follows the hints to find out what apple may be unveiling this time around. >> reporter: whatever apple is about to announce next week, the faithful have already decided it's going to be a new iphone, it is going to be cool, and the buzz is about to go into overdrive whether you want one or not.

>> honestly, i would love for the new phone to do my taxes and vote for the right candidate for president. >> here is my invite here. so typically apple. doesn't say anything about the iphone. under the 12, date for the 12th. throws a shadow of the number five. you can bet that means it is for iphone 5. >> macrumors.com is showing off possible prototype. scores of tech blogs have been playing the guessing game, basically nonstop from the last time they expected an iphone 5. last year. it turned out to be the iphone 4 s. they say the new iphone will have a bigger screen. and a new connector at the bottom. >> the speculation, rumors drive more and more excitement. i am sure apple will do something that will wow the crowd. >> reporter: whatever it is, analysts seem certain apple will sell a record number, possibly more than $100 billion worth of iphones next year. securing its food hold as the single most popular smartphone in a sea of competition. >> right now, everyone is trying to out-apple, apple.

they're trying to do things they would expect apple to do. apple is setting the tone. in the industry. >> reporter: by the way, did we mention an ipad mini, may be on the way soon too. what about iphone 6. neal karlinsky, abc news, san francisco. >> the lines are going to be long. it's apple, iphone 6 will be out in three months. all the type starts again. >> then they have invisipad. i can't keep track of everything at home. ipad. the nano, macbook pro, what's the other one? >> i have lost track too. >> give me the mac. >> making money on top of money. people will be lined up next week. no one does it better than apple. that's the news for this half-hour of the show. don't miss updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> on twitter,@abcwnn. use the #wnnfans. thank you for watching. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" -- informing

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